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This position reports to:

Team Leader Power Electronics Engineering

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Are you ready to take your passion for traction power electronics to new heights? Whether you're diving into designing powerful traction systems for passenger trains, metros, trams, next generation locomotives, or innovative platform products, this is your chance to make an impact!

Combine your enthusiasm for power electronics with your experience in customer projects and explore a world of exciting opportunities. You'll be working alongside global teams in engineering, production, R&D, and project management, all united in pushing the boundaries of technology.

We believe in the power of inclusion, gender equality, and building a diverse environment where every voice is valued. Whether you're expanding your skills or building on past experiences, your unique perspective is essential to driving innovation forward. We're eager to see what you'll bring to the table; fresh ideas come from diverse minds.

Reporting to the Power Electronics Engineering Manager, you'll be part of a team focused on delivering traction projects efficiently, and with high quality through close collaboration, technical excellence, and inclusivity. Ready for the journey?

Key Responsibilities:

• Advanced Systems Engineering & Testing: Design traction power electronics converter and energy storage systems (ESS), while ensuring their seamless integration within vehicles. Your work will align with customer needs, industry standards, and internal specifications. Lead the specification, execution, analysis, and documentation of Type and Qualification tests to ensure robust system performance.

• Technical Leadership & Responsibility: Take technical responsibility for assigned project work packages, develop deep expertise in core engineering competencies, components, or tools, and provide technical guidance to peers. Optimize design processes and customer solutions independently or in cross-functional specialist teams.

• Efficient Project Execution: Leverage your expertise to drive efficient project execution. Planning, coordinating, stakeholder management, solution-oriented communication with a clear focus on quality, schedule, and deliverables.

• Product Standardization: Contribute to the evolution of our traction product families through standardization, and continuous improvements. Leverage your expertise to drive innovation in the integration of traction converters with ESS.

Your Qualifications:

• Power Electronics & Project Experience: A qualified Electrical Engineer with more than 5 years of professional experience in power electronics for customer projects. Able to manage technical tasks, priorities, and deliverables independently. Experience with traction converters and energy storage systems is an advantage.

• Problem Solver with Ownership: A proactive individual who thrives on solving complex challenges, takes a high level of ownership for tasks and project deliverables, and contributes effectively within an inclusive team.

• Curiosity & Continuous Improvement: Eager to continuously expand technical expertise, improve processes, share knowledge with the team, and contribute to a culture of efficient execution and collaboration.

• Fluent Communicator: Clear and efficient communication in English is essential, both written and spoken. Conversational German language skills are a strong advantage.

• Willingness to Travel: Occasional travel opportunities to support projects.

Join us and elevate your career in the thrilling world of rail vehicle drive systems! This is your opportunity to thrive and grow while making a meaningful impact on the future of sustainable transportation!

More about us

ABB Motion, a global leader in motors and drives, is at the core of accelerating a more productive and sustainable future. We innovate and push the boundaries of technology to contribute to energy efficient, decarbonizing and circular solutions for customers, industries and societies. With our digitally enabled drives, motors and services we support our customers and partners to achieve better performance, safety and reliability. To help the world's industries outrun - leaner and cleaner, we deliver motor-driven solutions for a wide range of applications in all industrial segments. Building on over 140 years of domain expertise in electric powertrains, our more than 22,000 employees across 100 countries learn and improve every day. go.abb/motion  

The recruitment process is supported by Talent Partner Gema de Vicente.

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